LOGINAfter thanking the officers, Louis checked the time—it was already half past nine.“Let’s head home. The temperature’s dropping; I don’t want anyone catching a cold.”Marcus stood still, muttering under his breath, “But Loraine’s favorite singer hasn’t even gone on yet…”Louis turned sharply toward
“He said he was thirsty, so I went to buy him a drink. I clearly told him not to move and when I got back, he was gone!”Loraine’s face went pale with worry. “Let’s look for him right now! I saw security guards and some police officers earlier. We can ask them for help!”The three of them forgot all
Mason, the quieter and more composed one, simply listened to the music, occasionally nodding along to the rhythm.The youngest, Manuel, was too short to see the stage at all, swallowed up by the crowd and left with nothing but the thundering music pounding in his ears.Before long, he got restless.
“Marcus, every time you sneak out, you use the same excuse,” Manuel said, crossing his arms. “Can’t you at least come up with something new?”Marcus froze. Loraine quickly jumped in with a smile. “Manuel, we really do have something serious to take care of this time. It’s boring stuff. You’d have w
“Raine, look, your fingers need to lift here, then drop cleanly. Watch my hand when I play.”In the Walker family’s grand music room, young Mason was patiently teaching Loraine how to play the piano.Sunlight streamed through the tall windows, half spilling over the glossy surface of the hundred-tho
Grace tried to lift her head, but she was too weak to manage even that small movement.A nurse quickly stepped forward and raised the head of the bed so that Grace only needed to lower her gaze to see the tiny baby in Laura’s arms.“A daughter… girls are so sweet,” Grace murmured, the words faint bu
But this time there was no burst of surprise, no cheering—nothing like the thrill she’d felt a week earlier when she first learned she was pregnant.Louis was calm as well, though when he turned his gaze back to her, there was quiet joy in his eyes.That joy wasn’t about becoming a father again—it w
“No!” Adora refused at once, terrified he might scoop her up without warning. If he carried her out in front of everyone, the office would explode with gossip.“I’m not unwell, just tired. I’ll be fine once I get some rest at home.”“Alright, let’s go then.” The two of them left the office, greeting
Nathan’s breath quickened, almost to the point of losing control.Laura ignored him and kept pulling Leonard toward the elevator.She was doing it on purpose.Since there was no future between her and Nathan, better to let him misunderstand and cut ties completely than stay trapped in a cycle of pai
But before she could snap, Leonard stepped out of the fitting room in a new suit.Laura’s eyes lit up with satisfaction.Maybe it was those years abroad, but Leonard carried himself with a refined, gentlemanly air, the kind that made him look right at home in tailored clothes, especially in a three-







